Les Miserables

Victor Hugo

Jan 1862 · Dodd, Mead

Ratings and reviews

I wanted to read Victor Hugo's book: Les Miserables. I couldn't find an ebook from my local library, so I checked out this site and was happy to find it. However; I was NOT happy to find out that Google edited the book by removing parts that Google deemed unnecessary or irrelevant for today. Shame on them for this. I do not support the banning of books or the editing of books as Google describes in the preface and at the back of the book. I will not read this book nor any other book that has been edited from the original text other than for translation. A books' worth isn't just its' storyline, it is also a history of who the writer was at the time they wrote it. If a writer wants to spend countless pages on something that seems trivial to me, you must respect that it may not be trivial to someone else. It is the highest disrespect to change, alter or delete from an authors' work and I will never condone it being done. I will go to my local bookstore and purchase the book. As I now feel I cannot trust any ebooks to not be edited, I will remove myself from this and any ebook sites and speak out against this type of censorship whenever I can.

I find no words to comprehend what i am experiencing in my heart, in my inner worlds. My Dear brothers, love each other. Love, love and love....and live. An angel will wait for you at the doorsteps of heaven. This is the story of redemption of a soul....and those who read will be redeemed too. I always wondered "why the author is elaborating this much on the bishop which is very boring....!!!" Now it is revealed. One must read each and every word from the first part, ie,the life of bishop

I suppose if I were more the artsy theater type then I would have been reduced to a blithering idiot, basking in the wake of such a literary tome. Honestly, I found it as dry and satisfying as a dozen oyster crackers. I'll just go ahead here and be the 1 in 10,000 who says,"meh" ;-)